Hackers Sell Access To Government, Military And University Websites

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Looks like the US is ready for cyberwar. A hacker put up a storefront to sell access to sites, which is not very unusual (sadly) these days, but also to military, government and university (.mil, .gov and .edu) sites, which is more so.

What's crazy about this is the brazenness of it all: the hacker basically put up an online storefront, like any e-commerce site, except instead of buying shoes and books, you're buying government sites.

So for example, for just $499, you can buy root access (full control) to cecom.army.mil, a site whose stated purpose is "to develop, acquire, provide and sustain world-class…systems and Battle Command capabilities for the joint warfighter."